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Recommended Towns & Villages near Haigh

Wigan Market

Wigan (52 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (2.7 miles, 4.4 km, direction SW)

Wigan is a sociable town with a long history, it received it's Royal charter in the middle of the 13th-century, but prior to that the Roman's had built a settlement here...

Drybones Weir, Yarrow Valley Country Park

Chorley (34 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (5.5 miles, 8.9 km, direction N)

The town's historic roots go back beyond the Bronze-Age, as evidenced by findings in the 20th century...

Bolton Town Hall seen through cherry blossom, Spring 2003.

Bolton (39 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (6.8 miles, 10.9 km, direction E)

The clogs and black smoke image of Bolton has long since gone, in its place is a fine city with beautiful buildings and a diverse range of attractions sufficient to satisfy the most demanding tourist...

Snowy field, Rainford

Rainford (17 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction SW)

Rainford is a small village attractively set in open countryside between St. Helen's and Wigan...

Wayoh Reservoir, Edgworth, Lancs

Edgworth (25 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (9.6 miles, 15.5 km, direction NE)

This attractive hillside village occupies a pleasant rural location close to two pretty reservoirs and the historic house known as Turton Tower...

John Gilbert Pub, Worsley Brow

Worsley (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Greater Manchester (9.7 miles, 15.7 km, direction SE)

Just 20 minutes car journey away from the center of Manchester is the historic town of Worsley, which is best known for its scenic walks along the historic Bridgewater canal......

Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire

Rufford (6 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction NW)

Noted for its picturesque late-medieval manor house Rufford Old Hall, the village of Rufford occupies a fine setting on the fertile Lancashire Plains...

St Helens town centre taken from the multi-story carpark.

St Helens (86 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (10.1 miles, 16.3 km, direction SW)

Having transcended the Industrial Revolution and shaken off its old image, St.Helens is rapidly developing into a place of culture and style...

Hoghton Tower, Lancashire

Hoghton (12 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (10.3 miles, 16.5 km, direction N)

It was here that James I created "Sirloin" when he supposedly knighted his beef!..

Station

Ramsbottom (11 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (12.4 miles, 20.0 km, direction NE)

The countryside surrounding the town offers lakes, woods and hills, with distant Winter Hill rising to a height of 456 feet...

A picture of Warrington

Warrington (109 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction S)

This town can claim to have something made for Queen Victoria, which was famously rejected by her - this is the pair of Golden Gates made in 1850 for Sandringham House...

A picture of Preston

Preston (68 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction N)

This is the town that was at the centre of the cotton spinning industry for well over a hundred and fifty years. ..

Salford, Manchester

Salford (47 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (13.7 miles, 22.1 km, direction SE)

The City of Salford lies at the heart of the Metropolis known as Greater Manchester in an area where cotton was once king and its mill workers were portrayed for posterity by acclaimed 20th-century artist L.S.Lowry...

Old Market Cross, Oswaldtwistle

Oswaldtwistle (30 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (13.9 miles, 22.3 km, direction NE)

This is a large, typical Lancashire village lying close to the urban sprawl of Blackburn and Accrington...

Wild Bank.

Lymm (19 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cheshire (14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction S)

The picturesque village of Lymm is situated in the the county of Cheshire, England, and was mentioned in the Doomsday book of 1086. It's name is of Celtic origins and means "Place.....

St Katherines Chapel, Lydiate.

Lydiate (3 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (15.0 miles, 24.2 km, direction W)

This attractive village was mentioned in the Doomsday Book. It is perhaps best known for the evocative ruins of St. Catherine's Church...

Town Hall, Accrington

Accrington (57 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (15.3 miles, 24.7 km, direction NE)

Some of the town's loveliest architecture comes from the Victorian era, this can be seen in the elegant Victorian Market Hall with its clock and rich display of sculpture...

Aintree racecourse

Aintree (1 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (15.5 miles, 25.0 km, direction SW)

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THE BIG WEEL MANCHESTER

Manchester (227 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Greater Manchester (15.9 miles, 25.6 km, direction SE)

A thriving truly cosmopolitan city with a great mixture of new and old. The capital of the north..

Widnes, Cheshire, early evening Autumn sky

Widnes (37 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction S)

There is much that is Victorian about Widnes, this can be seen in the splendid public library building and the park named after a great Queen and Empress...

Recommended attractions near Haigh

A section of the waterfall, taken in the grounds of Smithill's Hall, Bolton, Greater Manchester.

Smithill's Hall (7 Pictures)

(5.9 miles, 9.5 km, direction E)

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Astley Hall, Astley Park, Chorley, Lancashire

Astley Hall (9 Pictures)

(6.3 miles, 10.1 km, direction N)

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Knights in action at Camelot Theme Park, Charnock Richard

Camelot Theme Park (4 Pictures)

(6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction NW)

Join Merlin, King Arthur and his brave knights of the Round Table at the Kingdom of Camelot and explore five magical lands filled.....

Secret Garden Cuerden Hall

Cuerden Valley Country Park (1 Pictures)

(9.3 miles, 14.9 km, direction N)

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Bold venture Park, Darwen, Lancashire.

Bold Venture Park (30 Pictures)

(9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction NE)

The name of this spacious green park situated at Darwen in Lancashire epitomises the endeavour of the local borough engineer who.....

Darwen Tower at sunset, Darwen, Lancashire.

Darwen Tower (18 Pictures)

(9.7 miles, 15.5 km, direction NE)

An observation tower circa 1897Standing at 86ft high, apparently you can sometimes see the Welsh Hills from it on a very clear.....

Rufford Old Hall

Rufford Old Hall (20 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction NW)

Rufford Old Hall was presented to the National Trust in 1936 by Lord Hesketh. The Old Hall is a medieval manor house of splendid.....

A picture of Friends Meeting House

Friends Meeting House (2 Pictures)

(10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction SW)

George Shaw of Bickerstaffe first established this handsome stone-built house of 1679 as a place of Quaker worship, since then.....

Hoghton Tower

Hoghton Tower (12 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction N)

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A picture of East Lancashire Railway, Bury - Lancashire.

East Lancashire Railway (18 Pictures)

(12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction E)

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Blackburn Cathedral

Blackburn Cathedral (3 Pictures)

(12.5 miles, 20.0 km, direction N)

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Pink flamingo, Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust Martin Mere, Burscough, Lancashire

Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust Martin Mere (52 Pictures)

(12.6 miles, 20.3 km, direction NW)

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The Harris Museum, Preston

Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston (1 Pictures)

(12.9 miles, 20.7 km, direction N)

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Preston Guild Hall

Preston Guildhall (1 Pictures)

(13.5 miles, 21.7 km, direction N)

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Samlesbury Hall

Samlesbury Hall (2 Pictures)

(13.5 miles, 21.8 km, direction N)

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Knowsley Hall, Knowsley, the oldest surviving wing built in 1435.

Knowsley Hall & Safari Park (3 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction SW)

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Imperial War Museum North. Salford

Imperial War Museum North (1 Pictures)

(14.4 miles, 23.1 km, direction SE)

Opened at The Quays in Trafford Park, Manchester in July 2002 and created to give northern audiences access to the national.....

Heaton Hall

Heaton Hall (4 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction E)

This divine house is a masterpiece of James Wyatt, one of the greatest architects to come out of the 18th century. It was built.....

Walton Hall, Cheshire

Walton Hall & Gardens (8 Pictures)

(14.9 miles, 23.9 km, direction S)

Walton Hall Gardens was originally part of a much larger country estate purchased in 1812 by the Greenall family, famous for.....

Croxteth Hall, Liverpool

Croxteth Hall (9 Pictures)

(15.2 miles, 24.5 km, direction SW)

This magnificent Hall was once the home of the Molyneux family, Earls of Sefton, who were second in importance to the Earls of.....


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